APTN National News

APTN National News is a national news program in Canada, presented by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and covers news relevant to Indigenous communities across the country.

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Math’ieya Alatini new grand chief of Council of Yukon First Nations

2 days ago | aptnnews.ca | Sara Connors

Math’ieya Alatini, a former chief of the Kluane First Nation, is the Council of Yukon First Nation’s new grand chief. Alatini was elected and sworn in at the council’s annual general assembly near the community of Teslin on Wednesday where she beat out four other candidates for the role. The non-profit organization, commonly known as CYFN, advocates for First Nations in the territory with the grand chief acting as its political spokesperson.
Sister again fighting Sask. court

3 days ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

A Saulteaux woman waiting to hear if her 1994 murder conviction in Saskatchewan was a miscarriage of justice is now fighting a $100 fine for allegedly breaching her bail. Odelia Quewezance and her sister Nerissa Quewezance of Keeseekoose First Nation were released on bail conditions in March 2023 to await a federal Department of Justice review of their wrongful conviction application in the 1993 stabbing death of Joseph Dolff.
Guelph University offers grants up to $10K to First Nations students

3 days ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

First Nations students from the 11 nations whose treaty lands and territories include the University of Guelph will now be eligible for up to $10,000 a year in university-funded grants. University leaders say the award is part of a broader commitment to decolonizing education, and is meant to respond directly to Call to Action 11 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Police say they uncovered "political and racial ideologies"

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

The Indigenous high school student accused of stabbing a Black student with a sword at a rural Manitoba high school last week was allegedly motivated by “political and racial ideologies,” says the chief of the Brandon Police Service (BPS). Tyler Bates released a statement Friday commenting on the terrifying attack that occurred inside École Secondaire Neelin High School in Brandon, Man., on June 10.
Labrador communities receive first travelling health clinics

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Mark Blackburn

Health-care access in rural and remote areas can be limited at best. When it comes to specialized services, virtual appointments can be the only option, or there may be nothing available at all. For residents on the North coast of Labrador, they often have to travel to Happy Valley-Goose Bay or all the way to the island to receive the specialized care they need.
Governments using legislation to bypass Indigenous consultation: op-ed

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Veldon Coburn |Mark Blackburn

In 2025, the Crown remains no stranger to its old playbook by using legislation to simultaneously exclude Indigenous people while pretending to include us. Across Turtle Island—from Queen’s Park to Parliament Hill—new bills are being passed that protect profits, not people. Federal Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act (Bill 5) may seem focused on different sectors—energy versus development—but they are woven from the same colonial fabric.
Battiste says Liberals have mandate to push through projects law

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

Jaime Battiste, the Mi’kmaq MP from Nova Scotia and Parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says the Liberal government has a mandate to fast-track Bill C-5 — the One Canadian Economy Act — and pass it by July 1. “I, as a member of Parliament for the Liberal government, as well as other Indigenous people in our caucus, we all campaigned on getting something done by July 1st,” Battiste told reporters on Wednesday.
Cop shoots dog after it bites him

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Kathleen Martens

Warning: This story discusses the shooting of a pet. A First Nations family is devastated after a police officer shot and killed their dog last week. The family said Duke, a Rottweiler, was a loving pet and protector on Swan Lake First Nation. But Duke’s owner, Candida Folder, said on June 11 a member of the Manitoba First Nations Police (MFNP) fatally shot the dog chained in front of her home. “I was inside with my kids,” said Folder of her three school-age children. “I couldn’t do anything.
A dozen chiefs sat silently in the committee room, unable to testify

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

The heads of the Chiefs of Ontario and Anishnabek Nation say a Parliamentary committee rescinded an invitation to address MPs regarding Bill C-5 – the federal government’s One Canadian Economy Act. Abram Benedict of the Chiefs of Ontario and Linda Debassigé told reporters they had originally been invited to testify but were later removed from the witness list.
Saskatchewan, Alberta remind Ottawa to repeal laws that impede projects

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Mark Blackburn

The premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta met in Lloydminster to, once again, call on the federal government to end all “interference” in the development of provincial resources. In a joint statement, Scott Moe and Danielle Smith say laws that impede natural resource projects, which are mostly environmental laws and regulations, should be lifted by Ottawa.